study
[ stuhd-ee ]
/ ˈstʌd i /
noun, plural stud·ies.
verb (used without object), stud·ied, stud·y·ing.
verb (used with object), stud·ied, stud·y·ing.
Origin of study
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English
studie < Old French
estudie < Latin
studium, equivalent to
stud(ēre) to be busy with, devote oneself to, concentrate on +
-ium
-ium; (v.) Middle English
studien < Old French
estudier < Medieval Latin
studiāre, derivative of
studium
SYNONYMS FOR study
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Study,
consider,
reflect,
weigh imply fixing the mind upon something, generally doing so with a view to some decision or action.
Study implies an attempt to obtain a grasp of something by methodical or exhaustive thought:
to study a problem.
To consider is to fix the thought upon something and give it close attention before making a decision concerning it, or beginning an action connected with it:
to consider ways and means.
Reflect implies looking back quietly over past experience and giving it consideration:
to reflect on similar cases in the past.
Weigh implies a deliberate and judicial estimate, as by a balance:
to weigh a decision.
OTHER WORDS FROM study
Words nearby study
studio flat,
studio glass,
studious,
studly,
studwork,
study,
study group,
study hall,
stuff,
stuff and nonsense,
stuff gown
British Dictionary definitions for prestudy
study
/ (ˈstʌdɪ) /
verb studies, studying or studied
noun plural studies
Word Origin for study
C13: from Old French
estudie, from Latin
studium zeal, inclination, from
studēre to be diligent
Medical definitions for prestudy
study
[ stŭd′ē ]
n.
Research, detailed examination, or analysis of an organism, object, or phenomenon.
v.
To research, examine, or analyze something.
Idioms and Phrases with prestudy
study
see brown study.